Trading on the Jamaica Stock Market closed on Friday with 10 stocks rising, 4 declining as 26 securities changed hands with 11,160,004 units trading, valued at just $59,335,403, in all market segments. The bulk of the volume traded came from Cable and Wireless with 2.6 million shares, Jamaica Broilers 3.3 million shares and Supreme Ventures with 2.3 million units.
At the close, the JSE Market Index gained 419.09 points to 97,950.24, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 468.43 points to close at 108,420.98 and the JSE combined index advanced 398.56 points to end at 100,020.21.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator showed a reading of 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with offers that were lower.
In trading, Cable and Wireless ended with 2,582,058 units changing down to 39 cents, for a loss of 3 cents, Caribbean Cement traded 26,806 shares and put on 50 cents to close at $8.50, the stock closed with a bid to buy 4,295 shares at $8.90. Carreras had 13,266 units trading at $50, Desnoes & Geddes traded 13,400 shares at $6.75 down 14 cents, Grace Kennedy traded firm at $63.01 with 306,990 shares, Jamaica Broilers with 3,254,502 shares changing hands to end at $5.60. National Commercial Bank traded 48,300 shares at $29.38, the stock traded as a high as $30 after the company released results on Thursday for the June quarter. Proven Investments ordinary share traded 48,675 units at 20 US cents. Buying interest in Proven has declined with only 4 bids in to buy 40,000 shares at 18 cents down to 16.5 cents. Sellers line up to sell 1,061,530 units from 21.2 cents down to 20 cents with 8 sellers. Sagicor Group ended trading with 102,142 units at $13.50, up 1 cent, Scotia Group had only 90,285 units trading unchanged at the end at $23.65 and Supreme Ventures with 2,292,096 units, gained 32 cents to end at $3.60.

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Market closed on Friday with 10 stocks rising, 4 declining as 26 securities changed hands with 11,160,004 units trading, valued at just $59,335,403, in all market segments. The bulk of the volume traded came from Cable and Wireless with 2.6 million shares, Jamaica Broilers 3.3 million shares and Supreme Ventures with 2.3 million units.
At the close, the JSE Market Index gained 419.09 points to 97,950.24, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index rose 468.43 points to close at 108,420.98 and the JSE combined index advanced 398.56 points to end at 100,020.21.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator showed a reading of 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with offers that were lower.
In trading, Cable and Wireless ended with 2,582,058 units changing down to 39 cents, for a loss of 3 cents, Caribbean Cement traded 26,806 shares and put on 50 cents to close at $8.50, the stock closed with a bid to buy 4,295 shares at $8.90. Carreras had 13,266 units trading at $50, Desnoes & Geddes traded 13,400 shares at $6.75 down 14 cents, Grace Kennedy traded firm at $63.01 with 306,990 shares, Jamaica Broilers with 3,254,502 shares changing hands to end at $5.60. National Commercial Bank traded 48,300 shares at $29.38, the stock traded as a high as $30 after the company released results on Thursday for the June quarter. Proven Investments ordinary share traded 48,675 units at 20 US cents. Buying interest in Proven has declined with only 4 bids in to buy 40,000 shares at 18 cents down to 16.5 cents. Sellers line up to sell 1,061,530 units from 21.2 cents down to 20 cents with 8 sellers. Sagicor Group ended trading with 102,142 units at $13.50, up 1 cent, Scotia Group had only 90,285 units trading unchanged at the end at $23.65 and Supreme Ventures with 2,292,096 units, gained 32 cents to end at $3.60.